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man</c><00:17:45.980><c> Boaz</c><00:17:46.519><c> now</c><00:17:47.000><c> is</c><00:17:47.319><c> introduced</c><00:17:47.740><c> into</c><00:17:47.940><c> the</c><00:17:48.200><c> story,</c><00:17:49.200><c> and</c><00:17:49.319><c> we</c> 00:17:49.480 --> 00:17:51.380 see<00:17:49.680><c> that</c><00:17:49.880><c> he's</c><00:17:50.640><c> probably</c><00:17:50.940><c> different</c> 00:17:51.380 --> 00:17:56.539 from<00:17:51.660><c> quite</c><00:17:51.920><c> a</c><00:17:52.039><c> lot</c><00:17:52.160><c> of</c><00:17:52.279><c> the</c><00:17:52.819><c> farmers,</c><00:17:53.779><c> and</c><00:17:55.500><c> we</c><00:17:55.759><c> see</c><00:17:56.140><c> the</c><00:17:56.359><c> hand</c> 00:17:56.539 --> 00:18:01.519 of<00:17:56.700><c> God</c><00:17:56.819><c> at</c><00:17:57.000><c> work,</c><00:17:58.660><c> because</c><00:17:59.319><c> if</c><00:18:00.920><c> you</c><00:18:01.019><c> look</c><00:18:01.160><c> back</c><00:18:01.359><c> to</c> 00:18:01.519 --> 00:18:06.579 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come</c><00:18:51.059><c> to</c> 00:18:51.279 --> 00:19:01.240 Israel.<00:19:01.240><c> He</c><00:19:01.240><c> says,</c> 00:19:01.380 --> 00:19:05.140 So<00:19:01.380><c> what</c><00:19:02.680><c> Boaz</c><00:19:03.000><c> is</c><00:19:03.240><c> saying</c><00:19:03.500><c> is</c><00:19:04.039><c> to</c><00:19:04.259><c> Ruth,</c><00:19:04.700><c> you've</c><00:19:04.920><c> made</c><00:19:04.920><c> the</c> 00:19:05.140 --> 00:19:06.420 right<00:19:05.339><c> decision.</c> 00:19:07.259 --> 00:19:11.500 You've<00:19:07.559><c> decided</c><00:19:07.980><c> to</c><00:19:08.220><c> trust</c><00:19:08.900><c> the</c><00:19:09.319><c> God</c><00:19:09.480><c> of</c><00:19:09.660><c> Israel,</c><00:19:10.839><c> and</c><00:19:11.019><c> because</c><00:19:11.299><c> you've</c> 00:19:11.500 --> 00:19:15.180 done<00:19:11.740><c> that,</c><00:19:12.680><c> then</c><00:19:12.960><c> God</c><00:19:13.400><c> will</c><00:19:13.799><c> bless</c><00:19:14.039><c> you.</c> 00:19:16.200 --> 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locusts</c><00:21:07.750><c> do,</c><00:21:08.250><c> they</c><00:21:08.569><c> just</c> 00:21:09.329 --> 00:21:13.710 strip<00:21:09.630><c> the</c><00:21:09.910><c> land</c><00:21:10.190><c> bare.</c><00:21:12.210><c> And</c><00:21:12.410><c> yet</c><00:21:12.609><c> here's</c><00:21:12.890><c> a</c><00:21:13.109><c> faithful</c><00:21:13.390><c> man,</c> 00:21:13.710 --> 00:21:17.109 you<00:21:13.950><c> see,</c><00:21:14.849><c> and</c><00:21:15.089><c> this</c><00:21:15.309><c> faithful</c><00:21:15.549><c> man</c><00:21:15.769><c> has</c><00:21:16.049><c> crops</c> 00:21:17.190 --> 00:21:20.630 and<00:21:17.450><c> this</c><00:21:17.710><c> faithful</c><00:21:17.950><c> man</c><00:21:18.170><c> is</c><00:21:18.349><c> able</c><00:21:18.509><c> to</c><00:21:18.789><c> feed</c><00:21:19.130><c> his</c><00:21:19.569><c> workers</c><00:21:20.029><c> and</c> 00:21:20.630 --> 00:21:23.789 he's<00:21:20.829><c> also</c><00:21:21.069><c> able</c><00:21:21.289><c> to</c><00:21:21.470><c> feed</c><00:21:21.630><c> the</c><00:21:21.849><c> poor.</c><00:21:23.089><c> So</c><00:21:23.390><c> even</c> 00:21:23.789 --> 00:21:28.150 though<00:21:24.049><c> there</c><00:21:24.269><c> was</c><00:21:24.750><c> a</c><00:21:25.130><c> time</c><00:21:25.269><c> of</c><00:21:25.569><c> hardship</c><00:21:25.970><c> in</c><00:21:26.269><c> the</c><00:21:26.450><c> land,</c><00:21:27.690><c> people</c><00:21:27.930><c> who</c> 00:21:28.150 --> 00:21:30.529 put<00:21:28.269><c> their</c><00:21:28.569><c> trust</c><00:21:28.769><c> in</c><00:21:29.029><c> God</c><00:21:29.650><c> were</c><00:21:30.269><c> being</c> 00:21:30.529 --> 00:21:36.390 provided<00:21:31.029><c> for.</c><00:21:32.750><c> And</c><00:21:32.869><c> that</c><00:21:32.990><c> of</c><00:21:33.049><c> course</c><00:21:33.190><c> teaches</c><00:21:33.549><c> us</c><00:21:34.289><c> some</c><00:21:35.609><c> very</c> 00:21:36.390 --> 00:21:38.970 important<00:21:37.150><c> principles</c><00:21:37.650><c> really.</c> 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If</c><00:22:01.309><c> you</c><00:22:01.650><c> had</c><00:22:01.890><c> to</c><00:22:02.049><c> go</c><00:22:02.250><c> out</c><00:22:02.549><c> now</c><00:22:02.970><c> and</c> 00:22:04.170 --> 00:22:07.130 you<00:22:04.509><c> don't</c><00:22:04.630><c> live</c><00:22:04.750><c> at</c><00:22:04.910><c> home</c><00:22:05.009><c> anymore,</c><00:22:06.450><c> no</c><00:22:06.569><c> mum</c><00:22:06.789><c> and</c><00:22:06.910><c> dad</c> 00:22:07.130 --> 00:22:10.630 to<00:22:07.390><c> provide</c><00:22:07.690><c> for</c><00:22:07.930><c> anything,</c><00:22:08.670><c> right?</c><00:22:09.710><c> How</c><00:22:09.910><c> much</c><00:22:10.190><c> money</c><00:22:10.430><c> do</c><00:22:10.569><c> you</c> 00:22:10.630 --> 00:22:13.150 need<00:22:10.730><c> to</c><00:22:10.990><c> earn?</c><00:22:11.589><c> What</c><00:22:11.809><c> do</c><00:22:11.990><c> you</c><00:22:12.210><c> need?</c><00:22:12.710><c> What</c><00:22:12.890><c> do</c><00:22:13.130><c> you</c> 00:22:13.150 --> 00:22:20.789 consider<00:22:13.670><c> essential</c><00:22:14.509><c> to</c><00:22:14.869><c> survive?</c><00:22:15.970><c> Okay?</c><00:22:17.730><c> What?</c><00:22:18.930><c> We</c><00:22:19.069><c> want</c><00:22:19.289><c> food,</c><00:22:19.609><c> but</c><00:22:19.990><c> how</c><00:22:20.269><c> much</c><00:22:20.430><c> money</c><00:22:20.630><c> do</c> 00:22:20.789 --> 00:22:21.690 you<00:22:20.849><c> need?</c> 00:22:22.809 --> 00:22:25.289 Well,<00:22:23.549><c> define</c><00:22:23.930><c> it.</c><00:22:24.369><c> You</c><00:22:24.450><c> know,</c><00:22:24.710><c> it's</c><00:22:24.769><c> no</c><00:22:24.849><c> good</c><00:22:24.910><c> going</c><00:22:25.069><c> around</c> 00:22:25.289 --> 00:22:26.690 saying<00:22:25.410><c> I</c><00:22:25.509><c> want</c><00:22:25.670><c> a</c><00:22:25.769><c> job</c><00:22:26.029><c> and</c><00:22:26.450><c> pay</c><00:22:26.690><c> me</c><00:22:26.690><c> to</c><00:22:26.690><c> do</c><00:22:26.690><c> it.</c> 00:22:26.690 --> 00:22:35.390 Lots<00:22:26.930><c> of</c><00:22:29.630><c> money.</c><00:22:32.190><c> How</c><00:22:32.309><c> much</c><00:22:33.809><c> are</c><00:22:33.930><c> you</c><00:22:33.990><c> going</c><00:22:34.069><c> to</c><00:22:34.089><c> need</c><00:22:34.289><c> to</c><00:22:34.470><c> survive?</c> 00:22:42.329 --> 00:22:46.390 But<00:22:42.690><c> where</c><00:22:43.049><c> are</c><00:22:43.049><c> you</c><00:22:43.089><c> going</c><00:22:43.230><c> to</c><00:22:43.289><c> get</c><00:22:43.410><c> the</c><00:22:43.589><c> food</c><00:22:43.730><c> from?</c><00:22:46.250><c> Where</c> 00:22:46.390 --> 00:22:48.150 are<00:22:46.410><c> you</c><00:22:46.490><c> going</c><00:22:46.549><c> to</c><00:22:46.549><c> get</c><00:22:46.710><c> the</c><00:22:46.829><c> money</c><00:22:47.009><c> from?</c> 00:22:49.630 --> 00:22:51.910 So<00:22:49.990><c> what's</c><00:22:50.349><c> the</c><00:22:50.450><c> job</c><00:22:50.710><c> you're</c><00:22:50.890><c> going</c><00:22:50.970><c> to</c><00:22:51.109><c> get?</c> 00:22:58.589 --> 00:23:02.150 How<00:22:58.950><c> much</c><00:22:59.210><c> money</c><00:22:59.470><c> do</c><00:22:59.589><c> you</c><00:22:59.690><c> need</c><00:22:59.809><c> to</c><00:23:00.069><c> earn</c><00:23:00.269><c> to</c><00:23:01.650><c> live?</c> 00:23:05.750 --> 00:23:08.269 Well,<00:23:05.990><c> you</c><00:23:06.109><c> tell</c><00:23:06.269><c> me.</c><00:23:07.029><c> You</c><00:23:07.210><c> tell</c><00:23:07.390><c> me.</c><00:23:07.549><c> How</c><00:23:07.609><c> much</c><00:23:07.849><c> money</c><00:23:08.109><c> do</c><00:23:08.269><c> you</c> 00:23:08.269 --> 00:23:09.410 need<00:23:08.470><c> to</c><00:23:08.630><c> live?</c> 00:23:10.509 --> 00:23:12.529 Well,<00:23:10.809><c> where</c><00:23:11.049><c> are</c><00:23:11.069><c> you</c><00:23:11.230><c> living?</c><00:23:11.549><c> Never</c><00:23:11.730><c> mind</c><00:23:11.869><c> about</c><00:23:12.069><c> other</c><00:23:12.269><c> people.</c> 00:23:12.529 --> 00:23:15.470 I<00:23:12.589><c> mean,</c><00:23:12.829><c> if</c><00:23:12.950><c> you</c><00:23:13.109><c> just</c><00:23:13.289><c> go</c><00:23:13.509><c> around</c><00:23:13.769><c> picking</c><00:23:14.109><c> up</c><00:23:14.450><c> people's,</c> 00:23:15.470 --> 00:23:18.789 like,<00:23:15.750><c> going</c><00:23:15.869><c> through</c><00:23:16.109><c> people's</c><00:23:17.630><c> farms</c><00:23:18.009><c> and</c><00:23:18.430><c> like,</c> 00:23:18.890 --> 00:23:22.690 eating<00:23:18.890><c> their</c><00:23:19.210><c> food,</c><00:23:20.369><c> then</c><00:23:20.690><c> you</c><00:23:20.809><c> don't</c><00:23:20.990><c> need</c><00:23:21.089><c> much</c><00:23:22.069><c> money.</c> 00:23:22.809 --> 00:23:24.349 Would<00:23:23.009><c> you</c><00:23:23.150><c> want</c><00:23:23.269><c> to</c><00:23:23.410><c> do</c><00:23:23.529><c> that?</c> 00:23:24.650 --> 00:23:27.069 Well,<00:23:24.869><c> you</c><00:23:24.869><c> could,</c><00:23:25.130><c> it'd</c><00:23:25.369><c> be</c><00:23:25.470><c> a</c><00:23:25.549><c> lot</c><00:23:25.589><c> better</c><00:23:25.849><c> nowadays,</c><00:23:26.509><c> I</c><00:23:26.609><c> guess,</c><00:23:26.829><c> where</c><00:23:26.990><c> you</c> 00:23:27.069 --> 00:23:29.869 pay<00:23:27.190><c> these</c><00:23:27.410><c> people,</c><00:23:27.650><c> but</c><00:23:27.789><c> you'd</c><00:23:27.950><c> go</c><00:23:28.049><c> to</c><00:23:28.210><c> so</c><00:23:28.369><c> much</c><00:23:28.609><c> friends,</c><00:23:29.369><c> maybe.</c> 00:23:30.890 --> 00:23:32.529 Modern<00:23:31.250><c> times,</c><00:23:31.809><c> maybe.</c> 00:23:33.609 --> 00:23:36.170 But<00:23:33.970><c> you're</c><00:23:34.190><c> not</c><00:23:34.309><c> going</c><00:23:34.430><c> to</c><00:23:34.490><c> do</c><00:23:34.670><c> that,</c><00:23:34.809><c> are</c><00:23:34.970><c> you?</c><00:23:35.089><c> I</c><00:23:35.170><c> mean,</c><00:23:35.450><c> what</c><00:23:36.049><c> do</c> 00:23:36.170 --> 00:23:39.369 you<00:23:36.349><c> plan</c><00:23:36.609><c> to</c><00:23:36.829><c> do?</c><00:23:38.230><c> You're</c><00:23:38.589><c> going</c><00:23:38.650><c> to</c><00:23:38.670><c> live</c><00:23:38.789><c> at</c><00:23:38.990><c> home</c><00:23:39.130><c> for</c><00:23:39.289><c> the</c> 00:23:39.369 --> 00:23:40.470 rest<00:23:39.490><c> of</c><00:23:39.589><c> your</c><00:23:39.730><c> life?</c> 00:23:42.769 --> 00:23:44.609 Just<00:23:43.250><c> eat</c><00:23:43.730><c> cereal.</c> 00:23:47.369 --> 00:23:49.069 So<00:23:47.369><c> what</c><00:23:47.569><c> do</c><00:23:47.730><c> you</c><00:23:47.730><c> plan</c><00:23:47.950><c> to</c><00:23:48.130><c> do,</c><00:23:48.529><c> then?</c> 00:23:49.410 --> 00:23:50.309 Get<00:23:49.730><c> a</c><00:23:49.769><c> job.</c> 00:23:50.410 --> 00:23:51.410 You're<00:23:50.710><c> going</c><00:23:50.750><c> to</c><00:23:50.750><c> get</c><00:23:50.950><c> a</c><00:23:50.950><c> job?</c> 00:23:51.670 --> 00:23:53.269 After<00:23:51.930><c> you</c><00:23:52.150><c> finish</c><00:23:52.430><c> studying.</c> 00:23:53.490 --> 00:23:55.509 And<00:23:53.789><c> how</c><00:23:53.930><c> much</c><00:23:54.109><c> money</c><00:23:54.349><c> do</c><00:23:54.430><c> you</c><00:23:54.490><c> want</c><00:23:54.670><c> to</c><00:23:54.809><c> earn?</c> 00:23:55.890 --> 00:23:57.890 Well,<00:23:56.170><c> I</c><00:23:56.230><c> don't</c><00:23:56.349><c> know.</c><00:23:56.509><c> I</c><00:23:56.589><c> don't</c><00:23:56.789><c> live</c><00:23:57.109><c> here.</c> 00:23:58.049 --> 00:23:59.450 Well,<00:23:58.430><c> no,</c><00:23:58.750><c> but</c><00:23:58.930><c> where</c><00:23:59.170><c> do</c><00:23:59.369><c> you</c><00:23:59.369><c> live?</c> 00:23:59.450 --> 00:24:00.349 A<00:23:59.569><c> million</c><00:23:59.849><c> a</c><00:24:00.150><c> year.</c> 00:24:00.589 --> 00:24:01.930 What<00:24:00.670><c> about</c><00:24:00.869><c> burgers?</c> 00:24:08.329 --> 00:24:10.650 You<00:24:08.809><c> get</c><00:24:09.289><c> a</c><00:24:09.410><c> good</c><00:24:09.549><c> old</c><00:24:09.789><c> six</c><00:24:10.089><c> bucks</c><00:24:10.309><c> an</c><00:24:10.589><c> hour.</c> 00:24:10.650 --> 00:24:12.690 Maybe<00:24:11.170><c> I'll</c><00:24:11.390><c> play</c><00:24:11.509><c> in</c><00:24:11.670><c> the</c><00:24:11.789><c> NBA.</c> 00:24:13.190 --> 00:24:14.490 Yeah,<00:24:13.589><c> maybe.</c> 00:24:15.089 --> 00:24:16.569 How<00:24:15.289><c> would</c><00:24:15.369><c> that</c><00:24:15.609><c> be,</c><00:24:15.869><c> already?</c> 00:24:17.309 --> 00:24:18.490 See,<00:24:17.690><c> it's</c><00:24:17.890><c> a</c><00:24:18.049><c> struggle,</c><00:24:18.369><c> isn't</c><00:24:18.450><c> it?</c> 00:24:18.569 --> 00:24:21.369 I<00:24:18.769><c> mean,</c><00:24:18.809><c> I'm</c><00:24:18.930><c> asking</c><00:24:19.190><c> you,</c><00:24:19.430><c> I</c><00:24:19.589><c> know</c><00:24:19.769><c> how</c><00:24:19.890><c> much</c><00:24:20.049><c> I</c><00:24:20.230><c> need</c><00:24:20.369><c> to</c><00:24:20.630><c> live.</c> 00:24:21.450 --> 00:24:24.549 Because<00:24:21.670><c> I</c><00:24:21.769><c> know</c><00:24:21.950><c> how</c><00:24:22.490><c> much</c><00:24:22.630><c> my</c><00:24:22.849><c> bills</c><00:24:23.089><c> come</c><00:24:23.349><c> to</c><00:24:23.529><c> each</c><00:24:23.809><c> month.</c> 00:24:24.690 --> 00:24:25.309 We<00:24:24.829><c> don't</c><00:24:25.049><c> know</c><00:24:25.170><c> you.</c> 00:24:25.509 --> 00:24:29.130 No,<00:24:27.130><c> but</c><00:24:27.329><c> you've</c><00:24:27.589><c> got</c><00:24:27.670><c> to</c><00:24:27.789><c> start</c><00:24:27.970><c> thinking</c><00:24:28.230><c> about</c><00:24:28.450><c> it,</c><00:24:28.650><c> haven't</c><00:24:28.750><c> you?</c> 00:24:29.390 --> 00:24:31.009 You've<00:24:29.789><c> got</c><00:24:29.789><c> a</c><00:24:29.930><c> paper</c><00:24:30.210><c> and</c><00:24:30.230><c> telephone.</c> 00:24:31.589 --> 00:24:32.170 Oh,<00:24:32.170><c> we're</c><00:24:32.170><c> thinking</c><00:24:32.170><c> about</c><00:24:32.170><c> it.</c> 00:24:32.309 --> 00:24:34.829 Don't<00:24:32.630><c> talk</c><00:24:32.849><c> to</c><00:24:32.990><c> me</c><00:24:33.170><c> about</c><00:24:33.430><c> telephone</c><00:24:33.950><c> bills.</c> 00:24:37.829 --> 00:24:40.950 But<00:24:38.190><c> you</c><00:24:38.470><c> see</c><00:24:39.990><c> how</c><00:24:40.089><c> easy</c><00:24:40.369><c> it</c><00:24:40.509><c> is</c><00:24:40.609><c> for</c><00:24:40.769><c> you?</c> 00:24:41.069 --> 00:24:42.589 Because<00:24:41.190><c> you</c><00:24:41.250><c> don't</c><00:24:41.430><c> have</c><00:24:41.589><c> to</c><00:24:41.730><c> worry</c><00:24:41.890><c> about</c> 00:24:43.210 --> 00:24:44.950 where<00:24:43.569><c> the</c><00:24:43.809><c> food</c><00:24:43.990><c> comes</c><00:24:44.309><c> from</c><00:24:44.430><c> on</c><00:24:44.549><c> the</c><00:24:44.690><c> table,</c> 00:24:44.950 --> 00:24:45.650 do<00:24:45.150><c> you?</c> 00:24:46.109 --> 00:24:47.650 You<00:24:46.250><c> don't</c><00:24:46.369><c> have</c><00:24:46.509><c> to</c><00:24:46.650><c> worry</c><00:24:46.829><c> about</c> 00:24:47.650 --> 00:24:50.390 paying<00:24:48.109><c> for</c><00:24:48.309><c> the</c><00:24:48.490><c> light</c><00:24:48.670><c> that</c><00:24:48.829><c> you</c><00:24:48.970><c> switch</c><00:24:49.230><c> on,</c> 00:24:50.950 --> 00:24:52.089 or<00:24:51.049><c> the</c><00:24:51.150><c> heat</c><00:24:51.329><c> that</c><00:24:51.490><c> you</c><00:24:51.609><c> might</c><00:24:51.869><c> need,</c> 00:24:52.170 --> 00:24:54.569 or<00:24:52.309><c> the</c><00:24:52.509><c> air</c><00:24:52.829><c> conditioning</c><00:24:53.150><c> that</c><00:24:53.309><c> you</c><00:24:53.430><c> might</c><00:24:53.690><c> need.</c> 00:24:56.190 --> 00:24:57.289 But<00:24:56.410><c> when</c><00:24:56.609><c> all</c><00:24:56.750><c> that's</c><00:24:57.089><c> gone,</c> 00:24:57.349 --> 00:24:59.089 if<00:24:57.529><c> you</c><00:24:57.710><c> were</c><00:24:57.930><c> to</c><00:24:58.009><c> put</c><00:24:58.150><c> out</c><00:24:58.349><c> there</c><00:24:58.630><c> now,</c> 00:24:59.509 --> 00:25:00.529 with<00:24:59.569><c> what</c><00:24:59.730><c> you</c><00:24:59.970><c> stand</c><00:25:00.190><c> up</c><00:25:00.410><c> in,</c> 00:25:00.549 --> 00:25:01.809 and<00:25:00.670><c> you</c><00:25:00.730><c> were</c><00:25:00.910><c> told,</c><00:25:01.150><c> that's</c><00:25:01.470><c> it,</c> 00:25:01.990 --> 00:25:04.069 off<00:25:02.190><c> you</c><00:25:02.410><c> go.</c><00:25:03.210><c> Survive.</c> 00:25:11.970 --> 00:25:14.630 When<00:25:12.369><c> people</c><00:25:12.670><c> first</c><00:25:13.029><c> came</c><00:25:13.250><c> to</c><00:25:13.430><c> America,</c> 00:25:15.329 --> 00:25:16.789 they<00:25:15.369><c> got</c><00:25:15.549><c> off</c><00:25:15.730><c> a</c><00:25:15.910><c> boat,</c> 00:25:16.849 --> 00:25:18.970 and<00:25:16.910><c> they</c><00:25:17.029><c> had</c><00:25:17.190><c> nothing</c><00:25:17.390><c> else</c><00:25:17.690><c> but</c><00:25:17.869><c> what</c><00:25:17.990><c> they</c><00:25:18.250><c> stood</c><00:25:18.410><c> up</c><00:25:18.650><c> in,</c> 00:25:19.150 --> 00:25:20.829 and<00:25:19.250><c> what</c><00:25:19.329><c> they</c><00:25:19.650><c> carried</c><00:25:19.829><c> in</c><00:25:20.130><c> one</c><00:25:20.349><c> bag.</c> 00:25:21.190 --> 00:25:22.089 And<00:25:21.329><c> they</c><00:25:21.349><c> had</c><00:25:21.529><c> no</c><00:25:21.789><c> money,</c> 00:25:22.529 --> 00:25:23.569 they<00:25:22.609><c> had</c><00:25:22.809><c> nothing.</c> 00:25:24.130 --> 00:25:26.849 Now,<00:25:24.329><c> if</c><00:25:24.410><c> you</c><00:25:24.589><c> were</c><00:25:24.710><c> put</c><00:25:24.849><c> in</c><00:25:24.910><c> that</c><00:25:25.089><c> position,</c><00:25:25.529><c> could</c><00:25:25.690><c> you</c><00:25:25.890><c> survive?</c> 00:25:32.089 --> 00:25:33.849 So<00:25:32.430><c> what</c><00:25:32.630><c> do</c><00:25:32.750><c> you</c><00:25:32.869><c> consider</c><00:25:33.230><c> essential,</c><00:25:33.750><c> then?</c> 00:25:33.849 --> 00:25:36.410 What<00:25:33.970><c> would</c><00:25:34.109><c> be</c><00:25:34.250><c> the</c><00:25:34.450><c> first</c><00:25:34.650><c> thing</c><00:25:34.829><c> you</c><00:25:34.970><c> would</c><00:25:35.230><c> want</c><00:25:35.390><c> to</c><00:25:35.650><c> do?</c> 00:25:57.650 --> 00:26:01.170 We're<00:25:58.049><c> like,</c><00:25:58.789><c> oh,</c><00:25:58.990><c> this</c><00:25:59.289><c> is</c><00:25:59.450><c> getting</c><00:25:59.650><c> so</c><00:26:00.029><c> old</c><00:26:00.269><c>-fashioned.</c> 00:26:07.609 --> 00:26:15.269 See,<00:26:12.849><c> it's</c><00:26:13.130><c> interesting</c><00:26:13.490><c> what</c><00:26:13.670><c> you</c><00:26:13.970><c> decided</c><00:26:14.190><c> as</c><00:26:14.410><c> your</c><00:26:14.670><c> priority,</c><00:26:15.029><c> isn't</c><00:26:15.150><c> it?</c> 00:26:15.349 --> 00:26:16.470 I<00:26:15.410><c> think</c><00:26:15.549><c> you</c><00:26:15.690><c> need</c><00:26:15.869><c> food</c><00:26:16.150><c> first.</c> 00:26:16.789 --> 00:26:18.710 But<00:26:16.950><c> I</c><00:26:17.069><c> don't</c><00:26:17.289><c> think</c><00:26:17.490><c> that,</c><00:26:17.690><c> all</c><00:26:17.829><c> that</c><00:26:18.009><c> stuff</c><00:26:18.210><c> like</c><00:26:18.349><c> material,</c> 00:26:18.809 --> 00:26:21.190 you<00:26:18.890><c> need</c><00:26:19.029><c> friends</c><00:26:19.329><c> and</c><00:26:19.589><c> stuff,</c><00:26:20.009><c> you</c><00:26:20.029><c> need</c><00:26:20.269><c> people</c><00:26:20.529><c> to</c><00:26:20.730><c> act</c><00:26:20.990><c> with.</c> 00:26:21.630 --> 00:26:23.049 I<00:26:21.869><c> don't</c><00:26:22.089><c> think</c><00:26:22.269><c> that's</c><00:26:22.630><c> not</c><00:26:22.829><c> going</c><00:26:22.950><c> to</c><00:26:22.950><c> keep</c><00:26:23.049><c> you</c><00:26:23.049><c> alive.</c> 00:26:23.069 --> 00:26:24.390 Yeah,<00:26:23.349><c> but</c><00:26:23.450><c> that's</c><00:26:23.710><c> not</c><00:26:23.849><c> going</c><00:26:24.029><c> to</c><00:26:24.089><c> keep</c><00:26:24.210><c> you</c><00:26:24.369><c> alive.</c> 00:26:24.390 --> 00:26:28.730 No,<00:26:25.029><c> but</c><00:26:25.210><c> just</c><00:26:26.109><c> food</c><00:26:26.390><c> and</c><00:26:26.390><c> stuff</c><00:26:26.769><c> doesn't</c><00:26:27.029><c> keep</c><00:26:27.210><c> you</c><00:26:27.450><c> alive</c><00:26:27.730><c> either.</c> 00:26:29.410 --> 00:26:32.150 If<00:26:29.809><c> you</c><00:26:30.210><c> were</c><00:26:30.289><c> put</c><00:26:30.470><c> in</c><00:26:30.690><c> a</c><00:26:30.750><c> room</c><00:26:30.950><c> for</c><00:26:31.109><c> the</c><00:26:31.130><c> rest</c><00:26:31.369><c> of</c><00:26:31.509><c> your</c><00:26:31.730><c> life,</c> 00:26:32.630 --> 00:26:34.769 with<00:26:32.789><c> just</c><00:26:33.089><c> food</c><00:26:33.309><c> and</c><00:26:33.509><c> water</c><00:26:33.890><c> and</c><00:26:34.130><c> just</c><00:26:34.329><c> everything</c><00:26:34.529><c> you</c><00:26:34.650><c> need</c> 00:26:34.769 --> 00:26:35.009 to<00:26:34.910><c> live,</c> 00:26:35.069 --> 00:26:36.990 but<00:26:35.289><c> no</c><00:26:35.470><c> people,</c><00:26:35.930><c> you</c><00:26:36.089><c> would</c><00:26:36.269><c> want</c><00:26:36.410><c> to</c><00:26:36.569><c> die.</c> 00:26:37.490 --> 00:26:38.950 Yeah,<00:26:37.970><c> but</c><00:26:38.190><c> you</c><00:26:38.369><c> can</c><00:26:38.569><c> still</c><00:26:38.829><c> get</c><00:26:38.829><c> a</c><00:26:38.829><c> life.</c> 00:26:39.089 --> 00:26:40.029 You<00:26:39.089><c> can</c><00:26:39.230><c> make</c><00:26:39.549><c> friends.</c> 00:26:40.210 --> 00:26:41.089 In<00:26:40.309><c> the</c><00:26:40.430><c> room</c><00:26:40.569><c> by</c><00:26:40.829><c> yourself?</c> 00:26:41.289 --> 00:26:43.349 If<00:26:41.349><c> you</c><00:26:41.589><c> get</c><00:26:41.710><c> a</c><00:26:41.990><c> job,</c><00:26:42.470><c> then</c><00:26:42.529><c> you</c><00:26:42.670><c> want</c><00:26:42.789><c> to</c><00:26:42.950><c> meet</c><00:26:42.990><c> somebody.</c> 00:26:43.349 --> 00:26:44.730 That's<00:26:43.670><c> like</c><00:26:43.890><c> prison.</c> 00:26:45.569 --> 00:26:46.609 People<00:26:45.730><c> love</c><00:26:45.990><c> dying.</c> 00:26:46.970 --> 00:26:48.950 Yeah,<00:26:47.369><c> but</c><00:26:47.470><c> who's</c><00:26:47.730><c> going</c><00:26:47.829><c> to</c><00:26:47.970><c> lock</c><00:26:48.089><c> themselves</c><00:26:48.470><c> in</c><00:26:48.650><c> a</c><00:26:48.769><c> room?</c> 00:26:49.410 --> 00:26:50.950 Well,<00:26:49.690><c> you</c><00:26:49.809><c> know,</c><00:26:49.970><c> I</c><00:26:50.109><c> just</c><00:26:50.369><c> told</c><00:26:50.609><c> you.</c> 00:26:50.950 --> 00:26:53.109 I<00:26:51.869><c> proved</c><00:26:52.049><c> my</c><00:26:52.410><c> point.</c> 00:26:54.250 --> 00:26:59.450 What<00:26:54.250><c> was</c><00:26:54.349><c> the</c><00:26:54.569><c> first</c><00:26:54.950><c> decision</c><00:26:55.569><c> that</c><00:26:58.230><c> Ruth</c><00:26:58.549><c> made?</c> 00:27:00.089 --> 00:27:01.630 She<00:27:00.470><c> wanted</c><00:27:00.750><c> food.</c> 00:27:02.410 --> 00:27:02.670 No. 00:27:02.849 --> 00:27:04.829 I<00:27:03.109><c> don't</c><00:27:03.109><c> know.</c> 00:27:04.890 --> 00:27:07.950 What<00:27:05.250><c> was</c><00:27:05.369><c> the</c><00:27:05.589><c> first</c><00:27:06.450><c> decision</c><00:27:07.069><c> she</c><00:27:07.450><c> made?</c> 00:27:08.430 --> 00:27:08.809 What<00:27:08.690><c> name?</c> 00:27:09.309 --> 00:27:10.069 Sorry? 00:27:10.970 --> 00:27:12.569 To<00:27:10.970><c> go</c><00:27:11.390><c> with</c><00:27:11.670><c> Naomi.</c> 00:27:13.930 --> 00:27:17.910 The<00:27:14.250><c> first</c><00:27:14.650><c> decision</c><00:27:15.130><c> she</c><00:27:15.549><c> made</c><00:27:16.150><c> was</c><00:27:16.750><c> to</c><00:27:17.029><c> attach</c><00:27:17.349><c> herself</c><00:27:17.769><c> to</c> 00:27:17.910 --> 00:27:18.650 somebody<00:27:18.289><c> else.</c> 00:27:18.650 --> 00:27:20.190 And<00:27:18.690><c> why</c><00:27:19.269><c> did</c><00:27:19.509><c> she</c><00:27:19.630><c> do</c><00:27:19.809><c> that?</c> 00:27:20.430 --> 00:27:22.329 What<00:27:20.589><c> was</c><00:27:21.430><c> special?</c> 00:27:22.710 --> 00:27:24.029 What<00:27:22.869><c> was</c><00:27:23.109><c> different</c><00:27:23.490><c> about</c><00:27:23.789><c> that?</c> 00:27:24.089 --> 00:27:26.950 Why<00:27:24.269><c> did</c><00:27:24.450><c> she</c><00:27:24.630><c> choose</c><00:27:25.069><c> to</c><00:27:25.269><c> go</c><00:27:25.730><c> with</c><00:27:26.069><c> Naomi?</c> 00:27:28.109 --> 00:27:29.569 Because<00:27:28.390><c> she</c><00:27:28.509><c> loved</c><00:27:28.849><c> her.</c> 00:27:30.309 --> 00:27:33.950 Yeah,<00:27:30.609><c> but</c><00:27:30.710><c> there's</c><00:27:30.890><c> something</c><00:27:31.029><c> even</c><00:27:33.009><c> greater</c><00:27:33.589><c> than</c><00:27:33.769><c> that,</c> 00:27:33.970 --> 00:27:35.029 wasn't<00:27:34.250><c> there?</c> 00:27:35.509 --> 00:27:36.549 Because<00:27:35.750><c> God</c><00:27:35.970><c> was</c><00:27:36.269><c> with</c><00:27:36.430><c> her.</c> 00:27:36.670 --> 00:27:38.329 Because<00:27:36.869><c> God</c><00:27:37.109><c> was</c><00:27:37.329><c> with</c><00:27:37.470><c> her.</c> 00:27:38.750 --> 00:27:42.970 The<00:27:38.970><c> first</c><00:27:39.289><c> decision</c><00:27:39.789><c> that</c><00:27:40.230><c> Ruth</c><00:27:40.529><c> made</c><00:27:41.349><c> was</c><00:27:42.009><c> to</c><00:27:42.250><c> put</c><00:27:42.430><c> herself</c> 00:27:42.970 --> 00:27:44.410 with<00:27:43.710><c> people</c> 00:27:44.410 --> 00:27:46.890 that<00:27:44.890><c> would</c><00:27:45.130><c> bring</c><00:27:45.329><c> her</c><00:27:45.569><c> closer</c><00:27:45.829><c> to</c><00:27:46.049><c> God.</c> 00:27:47.369 --> 00:27:49.430 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a</c><00:33:52.549><c> certain</c><00:33:52.730><c> point</c><00:33:53.009><c> in</c><00:33:53.190><c> life.</c> 00:33:54.730 --> 00:33:56.390 Are<00:33:54.930><c> we</c><00:33:55.069><c> going</c><00:33:55.190><c> to</c><00:33:55.250><c> put</c><00:33:55.390><c> our</c><00:33:55.609><c> trust</c><00:33:55.789><c> in</c><00:33:56.009><c> God,</c> 00:33:56.710 --> 00:34:00.269 or<00:33:56.890><c> are</c><00:33:57.009><c> we</c><00:33:57.170><c> going</c><00:33:57.269><c> to</c><00:33:57.490><c> decide</c><00:33:57.869><c> that</c><00:33:58.029><c> we're</c><00:33:58.289><c> clever</c><00:33:58.609><c> and</c><00:33:58.930><c> strong</c><00:33:59.390><c> and</c><00:33:59.750><c> intelligent</c> 00:34:00.269 --> 00:34:06.650 and<00:34:00.970><c> able</c><00:34:01.630><c> to</c><00:34:02.309><c> go</c><00:34:02.529><c> our</c><00:34:02.730><c> own</c><00:34:02.970><c> way</c><00:34:03.609><c> and</c><00:34:04.109><c> do</c><00:34:04.329><c> it</c><00:34:05.049><c> by</c><00:34:05.329><c> our</c><00:34:05.589><c> strength?</c> 00:34:07.750 --> 00:34:09.949 Okay,<00:34:08.230><c> so</c><00:34:08.710><c> that's</c><00:34:09.070><c> where</c><00:34:09.190><c> we're</c><00:34:09.269><c> going</c><00:34:09.349><c> to</c><00:34:09.369><c> leave</c><00:34:09.550><c> the</c><00:34:09.789><c> story</c> 00:34:09.949 --> 00:34:10.969 for<00:34:10.130><c> today.</c> 00:34:11.030 --> 00:34:14.349 We've<00:34:11.210><c> now</c><00:34:11.409><c> got</c><00:34:11.610><c> Ruth</c><00:34:11.969><c> and</c><00:34:12.269><c> Naomi</c><00:34:12.550><c> back</c><00:34:12.989><c> in</c><00:34:13.130><c> the</c><00:34:13.289><c> land,</c> 00:34:14.449 --> 00:34:15.789 being<00:34:14.570><c> provided</c><00:34:15.050><c> for,</c> 00:34:16.969 --> 00:34:20.429 overturning<00:34:17.449><c> really</c><00:34:17.929><c> now</c><00:34:18.170><c> away</c><00:34:18.489><c> from</c><00:34:18.710><c> disaster</c><00:34:19.530><c> and</c><00:34:20.210><c> coming</c> 00:34:20.429 --> 00:34:22.170 to<00:34:20.610><c> a</c><00:34:20.829><c> time</c><00:34:21.050><c> of</c><00:34:21.349><c> blessing.</c> 00:34:22.289 --> 00:34:23.889 All<00:34:22.429><c> right,</c><00:34:22.530><c> so</c><00:34:22.730><c> we're</c><00:34:22.869><c> finished</c><00:34:23.110><c> there</c><00:34:23.349><c> and</c><00:34:23.409><c> we'll</c><00:34:23.590><c> have</c><00:34:23.710><c> a</c> 00:34:23.889 --> 00:34:25.769 short<00:34:24.070><c> prayer</c><00:34:24.329><c> to</c><00:34:24.570><c> close</c><00:34:24.789><c> with.</c> 00:34:31.769 --> 00:34:34.550 Our<00:34:32.409><c> Father</c><00:34:32.730><c> in</c><00:34:32.929><c> heaven,</c> 00:34:34.769 --> 00:34:39.730 bless<00:34:35.150><c> us</c><00:34:35.449><c> in</c><00:34:35.650><c> all</c><00:34:35.889><c> the</c><00:34:36.030><c> things</c><00:34:36.329><c> that</c><00:34:36.590><c> we</c><00:34:37.510><c> think</c><00:34:37.909><c> and</c><00:34:38.230><c> say</c><00:34:38.570><c> and</c><00:34:38.769><c> do,</c> 00:34:40.630 --> 00:34:44.690 that<00:34:40.710><c> they</c><00:34:40.889><c> may</c><00:34:41.110><c> reflect</c><00:34:41.789><c> your</c><00:34:42.469><c> Son,</c><00:34:42.829><c> the</c><00:34:42.909><c> Lord</c><00:34:43.110><c> Jesus</c><00:34:43.510><c> Christ,</c> 00:34:46.130 --> 00:34:49.949 that<00:34:46.329><c> they</c><00:34:46.489><c> may</c><00:34:46.750><c> reflect</c><00:34:47.190><c> your</c><00:34:47.670><c> love</c><00:34:47.969><c> towards</c><00:34:48.409><c> each</c><00:34:48.690><c> one</c><00:34:48.829><c> of</c><00:34:48.949><c> us,</c> 00:34:50.530 --> 00:34:56.949 that<00:34:51.110><c> we</c><00:34:51.349><c> may</c><00:34:51.630><c> in</c><00:34:51.789><c> our</c><00:34:52.090><c> lives</c><00:34:53.070><c> show</c><00:34:54.530><c> thy</c><00:34:55.849><c> character,</c> 00:34:57.150 --> 00:35:02.510 that<00:34:57.789><c> we</c><00:34:57.989><c> may</c><00:34:58.469><c> love</c><00:34:59.070><c> one</c><00:34:59.329><c> another</c><00:34:59.710><c> and</c><00:35:00.989><c> help</c><00:35:01.170><c> one</c><00:35:01.449><c> another,</c> 00:35:03.090 --> 00:35:05.889 that<00:35:03.190><c> we</c><00:35:03.369><c> might</c><00:35:03.670><c> indeed</c><00:35:04.110><c> truly</c><00:35:04.449><c> be</c><00:35:04.809><c> the</c><00:35:05.010><c> sons</c><00:35:05.190><c> and</c><00:35:05.429><c> daughters</c> 00:35:05.889 --> 00:35:08.250 of<00:35:06.829><c> the</c><00:35:06.929><c> living</c><00:35:07.130><c> God.</c> 00:35:09.010 --> 00:35:12.409 Bless<00:35:09.250><c> us</c><00:35:09.449><c> to</c><00:35:09.630><c> that</c><00:35:09.809><c> end</c><00:35:10.010><c> for</c><00:35:10.230><c> Jesus'</c><00:35:11.110><c> sake.</c><00:35:11.429><c> Amen.</c>